Meet Our Guide Staff

Andrew Harris

Andrew began his guiding career at Clearwater House on Hat Creek in 1997,
guiding clients on the rivers surrounding Mt. Shasta and Mt. Lassen.
Andrew is the author of “Plumas National Forest Trout Fishing Guide” and is a frequent contributor to California Fly Fisher magazine.
Andrew lives in Red Bluff, California.
His current guide destinations include trout and stripers on the Lower Sac, steelhead on the Trinity River, and dry fly fishing on Battle Creek.

Gino spends most of the year chasing steelhead on the Rogue, Applegate, Klamath, Trinity, and southern Oregon coastal rivers.
He guides for trout during May, June & July on the Fall River, Pit, Hat, and McCloud.
Gino's passion for fishing is only surpassed by his desire and ability to help his clients improve their fly fishing skills.
Whether fishing for trout or steelhead, Gino never misses an opportunity to help his clients get better at doing what they love to do.
Gino lives near Grants Pass, Oregon.

Dax Messett is one of the most experienced, well traveled, and popular guides in the business.
Known as a truly gifted and patient instructor, his extensive guide resume includes California, Oregon, the Grande Ronde & Olympic Peninsula in Washington, with stops in Alaska, Montana, and New Zealand, where he also managed a lodge.
The published writer and photographer hosts popular trips to the most compelling angling destinations on Earth.
Dax primarily lives wherever the best steelhead fishing is at the moment.

Randy lives near Douglas City on the Trinity River.
Randy is well-versed in traditional steelhead techniques and has applied that knowledge to spey casting for steelhead.
He spends most of the fall and winter on the Trinity River but also branches out to the Northern California Coastal rivers for winter steelhead.
Randy's trout fishing specialty is Lewiston Lake, and he frequently guides the Lower Sac as well.

Brian has been guiding in northern California since 2006.
Brian's guide service is focused on the rivers within two hours of Redding.
Throughout the season Brian conducts guided trips on the Trinity River, Lower Sac, Hat Creek, Pit River, McCloud River, and Upper Sac.
Brian is supremely organized and a consummate professional in everything he does.
Brian and his wife live in Redding, California.

Leslie Ajari grew up fly fishing her home waters around Truckee, CA.
While attending college in the Bay Area at St. Mary's College of California, she fell in love with spey casting and chasing steelhead.
She started her trout and steelhead guide career after attending Confluence Outfitters Guide school in 2014.
Along with being a featured presenter for clubs and conclaves, she has competed in the World Spey Casting Championships twice.
Her home base is in Medford, Oregon with Marlee and Dax, and guides the Rogue River, Southern Oregon coast, Grande Ronde, and Olympic Peninsula.

Sam Robinett is a graduate of the 2013 Confluence Outfitters Guide School.
Sam has been our host at Eagle Canyon since January of 2014.
He always gets rave reviews from our Eagle Canyon guests and has helped countless fishermen connect with the trophy trout of a lifetime.
As of the 2015 season Sam is equipped with a drift boat and Trinity River guide permit and is ready to guide our guests on the Lower Sac and Trinity Rivers.
Sam lives in Redding.

Mike Wright is a graduate of the 2012 Confluence Outfitters Guide School.
Mike is a patient and highly-qualified instructor - he has a PhD in Kinesiology!
Mike lives in Sacramento and enjoys fishing and guiding the Yuba, Feather, and Lower Sacramento Rivers.
He also owns a property in Cassel and has extensive experience fishing Hat Creek and the Pit River.
Mike just got his Trinity guide permit so look for him up there as well.

Peter is a graduate of the 2006 Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters guide school.
He has guided extensively in the Tahoe/Truckee area and the Eastern Sierra.
In 2011 Peter added the Trinity River to his list of guide destinations.
Peter joined the team at Confluence Outfitters in 2016 and specializes in the Trinity and Lower Sacramento Rivers.
A patient, knowledgeable, observant guide, Peter takes pride in guiding and instructing clients of all levels.

Tyler started his guiding career in the Redding area in 2002.
Tyler lives in Chico and his destinations include the Lower Sac, Trinity River, and Coastal California steelhead fisheries.
Tyler is a steelhead junky and from January through March he can be found fishing and guiding the rivers of California's "Lost Coast".
From dawn to dusk, Tyler is a fun guide to fish with regardless of the Northern California destination.

Living on California’s North Coast, Drew spends his seasons in search of sea run fish. He is a
passionate steelhead angler and spey fisherman, believing that there is nothing more exciting
than the tight line grab of a swung fly. In 2016, he graduated from Confluence Outfitters Guide
School. His guide service provides a unique opportunity to explore the beauty of California's
Redwood Coast while pursuing anadromous fish on the swung fly.

There are several other great independent guides that we book regularly in northern California and southern Oregon,
including Jon Hazlett, Jim Andras, Scott Saiki, Art Teter, Jason Cockrum, Steve Eadie, Tom April, Matt Mitchell and Travis Bowman.

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